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 - <h4 class="subsection">9.27.5 Directives to override the ISA level</h4>
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 - <p><small>GNU</small> <code>as</code> supports an additional directive to change
 - the MIPS Instruction Set Architecture level on the fly: <code>.set
 - mips<var>n</var></code>.  <var>n</var> should be a number from 0 to 5, or 32, 32r2, 32r3,
 - 32r5, 32r6, 64, 64r2, 64r3, 64r5 or 64r6.
 - The values other than 0 make the assembler accept instructions
 - for the corresponding ISA level, from that point on in the
 - assembly.  <code>.set mips<var>n</var></code> affects not only which instructions
 - are permitted, but also how certain macros are expanded.  <code>.set
 - mips0</code> restores the ISA level to its original level: either the
 - level you selected with command-line options, or the default for your
 - configuration.  You can use this feature to permit specific MIPS III
 - instructions while assembling in 32 bit mode.  Use this directive with
 - care!
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 - <p>The <code>.set arch=<var>cpu</var></code> directive provides even finer control.
 - It changes the effective CPU target and allows the assembler to use
 - instructions specific to a particular CPU.  All CPUs supported by the
 - ‘<samp>-march</samp>’ command-line option are also selectable by this directive.
 - The original value is restored by <code>.set arch=default</code>.
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 - <p>The directive <code>.set mips16</code> puts the assembler into MIPS 16 mode,
 - in which it will assemble instructions for the MIPS 16 processor.  Use
 - <code>.set nomips16</code> to return to normal 32 bit mode.
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 - <p>Traditional MIPS assemblers do not support this directive.
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 - in which it will assemble instructions for the microMIPS processor.  Use
 - <code>.set nomicromips</code> to return to normal 32 bit mode.
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